tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post4898500275541696770..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Will Someone Please Go Buy a Buick?Halhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-82807688445901449062009-02-24T10:13:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:13:00.000-06:00Boy, Anon, did the point of my post go completely ...Boy, Anon, did the point of my post go <B>completely</B> over your head?Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-14216683907907045492009-02-24T07:46:00.000-06:002009-02-24T07:46:00.000-06:00So Hal,Should I sell my current cars and buy a Bui...So Hal,<BR/>Should I sell my current cars and buy a Buick or another GM vehicle just to help them survive? Or should they have to earn my confidence by competing in the market place?<BR/><BR/>A lot of companies go out of business because they cannot be competitive. Why should GM be different?<BR/><BR/>History is littered with companies that could not remain competitive and died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-52532517432436984192009-02-23T17:52:00.000-06:002009-02-23T17:52:00.000-06:00See, it's attitudes like that that will see GM's s...See, it's attitudes like that that will see GM's stock bought up by Yahoo so it can be broken up and sold to Ford, Toyota, Honda and Saab, or wait . . . Volvo . . . or wait . . .Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-4140097822457476982009-02-23T17:32:00.000-06:002009-02-23T17:32:00.000-06:00I'll buy a Buick when I perceive the value that I ...I'll buy a Buick when I perceive the value that I will get from that Buick is equal to or greater than what I can get from one of their competitors. And so far I've concluded I can get more value for less money (with better service) from an alternative brand. Unfortunately for Buick, I have been very, very happy with my trucks from Ford and my small economy cars from Honda over the last couple of decades--I'm not real eager to switch what has been a good formula for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com